Screaming bulls on your hunt didn’t meet expectations? They don’t just stand in meadows waiting to be shot. Most of my elk hunting is in heavy timber areas, which is most elk country. Gotta learn to get in front of them, change tactics etc if your not getting shot opportunities. All you can ask for is them talking, you gotta do the rest!
Na, the getting into screaming bulls was incredible and I loved every second of it! That's what kept a smile on my face and made it all worthwhile. Of course nothing in elk hunting is easy or guaranteed. The thing that didn't meet my expectations was going on a LE Utah September hunt that people often wait 20 years to draw, and then seeing almost every single person we encountered getting skunked for 5 days straight. Only seeing one medium sized dead bull in a truck bed out of the dozens of trucks we saw leaving from the last day of rifle season. People who had hunted that unit for deer or accompanied friends on previous elk hunts not having shot opportunities on any bulls at all, let alone big bulls, when they've seen how insanely good it has been in years past. Most everyone agreed it was a weird year for the Manti. I'm thankful for the hunt and the experience and we definitely put in the hard work from lifting weights and rucking religiously to prepare all summer long, to hiking in deep on foot to escape the road systems and road hunters each day. I think with more time in the area we hunted on the last day where we got into the really good action, I would've had a solid chance at filling my tag in there. I don't mean to sound like a complainer or come off as though I didn't try and just expected a bull to step out with no work required on my end. I just thought we were going to see more elk and more people fill tags than I'm used to seeing on general OTC tags in other states. That doesn't seem too unreasonable.
That makes sense. And no worries, I still wouldn't trade the experience for the world even though it didn't go the way I expected it to. That's just hunting. The Wasatch Plateau is some of the most beautiful country I've ever laid eyes on.
Yeah it was definitely a tough one, but still super fun. I also had no idea that residents go on the same 5 year waiting period for LE like I do. Seems kinda shity to do that with residents also.
I never knew the Manti was managed for opportunity. Are Wasatch and Nebo also in that category?
Why would it get closed?
Yes.
This thread was opened back about the time they said no unit specific threads.
Because of the rokslide forum rules.
